Transportation, Traffic Safety and Health — Man and Machine : Second International Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 1996

The focus of this book is to present some of the latest aspects in the area of mobility and its relation to planning of an optimal traffic safety. The topic of the book "How to reduce the global burden of traffic injuries" is dealt with by scientists, medical practitioners as well as private and public policy makers in contributions such as building a safe community, the cost-outcome analysis multidimensional model for nihilating injuries, and insurance experiences. Realizing that the problems of traffic safety are complex, this volume integrates the knowledge from different fields dealing with primary prevention of traffic injury. The contributions of this volume demonstrate the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in an effort to improve various prevention programs aiming at reducing mortality, morbidity, disability and handicap in the traffic. Hans von Holst Royal Institute of Technology, WHO Collaborating Center, Sweden Ake Nygren Karolinska Institute, WHO Collaborating Center, Sweden Ake E. Andersson Institute for Futures Studies, Sweden n a recent study initiated by Harvard University, World Bank and I World Health Organization it was concluded that road injuries will be ranked from number 9 today to number 3 within the next two to three decades if authorities all over the world do not pay more attention to this significant problem. Injuries in traffic do not only concern the patient himself but also the relatives from an emotional point of view and the society from a socio­ economic point. Both emerging markets and industrial countries have significant experi­ ence of the events following a traffic accident. Much effort has been directed towards transportation of the victim from the scene of the accident to intensive care unit in the hospital. Simultaneously, the awareness of our knowledge about how these injuries should be prevented is striking. The focus of this second book of transportation, traffic safety and health is to further present some of the latest aspects in the area of mobility and its rela­ tion to planning of an optimal traffic safety with respect to our present knowl­ edge in the field. The volume contains a collection of contributions presented of scientists, clinicians and administrators at The Second International Conference on Transportation, Traffic Safety and Health, held in Brussels, Belgium, 1996. Front Matter....Pages i-4 Introduction....Pages 5-8 A Traffic Safety Dream Team - The Demand for Integration of Knowledge in Neuroscience....Pages 9-17 Insurance Records; An Important Source in Road Traffic Safety Research....Pages 19-28 How to Reach the Optimal Traffic Safety Environment: The American Perspective....Pages 29-47 Road Safety and Complexity in Less Motorised Countries: The Way Ahead....Pages 49-60 Traffic Safety in Planning - A Multidimensional Model for the Zero Vision....Pages 61-69 Traffic Safety and the Demographic Transition....Pages 71-80 Freight Traffic and Safety - A European Perspective....Pages 81-96 Sustainability and Environmental Adjusted Transport Systems....Pages 97-112 Safety and Collective Behaviour on Congested Traffic Networks....Pages 113-127 Insurance Experiences in Traffic Safety....Pages 129-136 Road Accident Prevention Research Unit, Accident Analysis and Prevention....Pages 137-148 Building a Safe Community....Pages 149-153 Psychosocial Factors in Recovery from Traffic Injuries....Pages 155-169 Reducing Highway Crash Costs: The Cost-Outcome Analyses....Pages 171-198 Back Matter....Pages 199-200 The contributions of this volume demonstrate the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in an effort to improve prevention programs aiming at reducing mortality, morbidity, disability and handicap in the traffic."--Jacket The most devastating consequence of traffic injury is disturbance of the central nervous system.